EP1290952B1 - Compositions for taking dietary fibers - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a composition for taking dietary fibers useful as a food for ameliorating bowel movement.
- dietary fibers are roughly said to be formation of a feces skeleton by water holding ability and a source of energy supply to enteric canals by short-chain fatty acids formed by being used in enterobacteria, and the details and degrees of the functions are not always homogeneous in the respective dietary fibers. Accordingly, it is recommended to take various dietary fibers from various foods. However, it is difficult to take various dietary fibers different in the details and degrees of the functions with good balance in an actual dietary life, and there is a demand for proposal of dietary fiber foods which can effectively support the action of the large bowel.
- T. Kondo et al. investigated the large intestine fermentability of commercial beverages comprising dietary fibers and have found that oligosaccharides produce large amounts of hydrogen and methane in some people (T. Kondo et al., Journal of Gastroenterology 31, 1996, 654-658).
- EP 1 125 507 A suggested the use of an inulin composition consisting of an easily fermentable short-chain inulin component and a hardly fermentable long-chain inulin component for modulating the bacterial flora and the fermentation pattern of inulin in the large intestine.
- US 5 085 883 A concerns the use of a dietary fiber blend comprising water-soluble and hardly water-soluble dietary fibers in a powdered nutritional product.
- the present inventors have paid attention to complete separation of the function of dietary fiber forming the skeleton of feces by the water holding ability from the function of dietary fiber which is fermented by enterobacteria to form short-chain fatty acids which will become an energy source for enteric canals, and water-soluble dietary fibers applicable to the form of drink easy to be taken.
- the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber exhibits an effective feces bulk-increasing effect by the water holding ability thereof to impart physical stimulation to the enteric canals
- the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber is used by the enterobacteria to form short-chain fatty acids to impart chemical stimulation to the enteric canals, thereby facilitating the peristaltic movement of the enteric canals from both sides to achieve a high ameliorating effect on bowel movement.
- the present invention provides a composition for taking dietary fibers, which comprises 1 to 50% by weight, on the basis of the whole composition, of dietary fibers composed of water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber and water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber selected from a group consisting of pectin, depolymerized pectin, guar gum, molecular-weight reduced guar gum, hemicellulose, gum arabic, glucomannan, locust bean gum, pullulan, curdlan, xanthan gum, gellan gum and indigestible dextrin, wherein the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber is contained in a proportion of 0.1 to 3 parts by weight per part by weight of the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber.
- Examples of the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber used in the composition according to the present invention include sodium alginate, depolymerized sodium alginate, carrageenan, fucoidan, laminaran, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, polydextrose and agar.
- dopolymerized sodium alginate and polydextrose are particularly preferred in that the viscosities of aqueous solutions thereof are low.
- the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber include pectin, depolymerized pectin, guar gum, molecular weight-reduced guar gum, hemicellulose, gum arabic, glucomannan, locust bean gum, pullulan, curdlan, xanthan gum, gellan gum and indigestible dextrin.
- depolymerized pectin, depolymerized guar gum, hemicellulose, gum arabic, pullulan and indigestible dextrin are particularly preferred in that the viscosities of aqueous solutions thereof are low.
- hemicellulose may be used those derived from wheat, soybean and corn.
- hemicellulose is hence preferred.
- hemicellulose having a low molecular weight, particularly, adjusted in its average molecular weight to 100,000 or lower is preferred because the viscosity of an aqueous solution thereof is low.
- an enzyme to act on high-molecular weight hemicellulose or subject the high-molecular weight hemicellulose to thermal decomposition or decomposition under pressure in accordance with a method known per se in the art.
- These dietary fibers preferably have a viscosity of 20 mPa ⁇ s or lower in terms of a 5% by weight of an aqueous solution at room temperature when they are used in drink.
- composition according to the present invention contains 1 to 50% by weight, preferably 2 to 20% by weight, particularly preferably 5 to 10% by weight of dietary fibers composed of the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber and the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber from the viewpoints of an ameliorating effect on bowel movement and an improving effect on intestinal disorder.
- the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber is contained in a proportion of 0.1 to 3 parts by weight (preferably 0.3 to 3 parts by weight, particularly preferably 0.5 to 2 parts by weight) per part by weight of the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber from the viewpoints of the ameliorating effect on bowel movement and the improving effect on intestinal disorder.
- the short-chain fatty acids formed from the fermentable dietary fiber participate in increase of water content in feces and also contribute to imparting of softness to the feces.
- the proportion of the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber to the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber exceeds 3 times by weight, the proportion of the short-chain fatty acids formed is increased compared with the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber forming the feces skeleton by the water-retaining ability to bring about formation of a loose passage in some cases. It is hence not preferable to contain the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber in such a high proportion.
- the form of the composition according to the present invention is such that the dietary fibers can be orally taken, and it can be provided as food such as functional food, health food or snack food, a drug, or the like.
- Examples of the form of food include cookie, flake, wafer, tablets, granules and snack confectionery, and besides drink, with the form of drink being particularly preferred from the viewpoint of easy intake.
- composition according to the present invention in the form of food, other dietary fibers, for example, starch and dextrin; saccharides such as sucrose; proteins such as casein, soybean protein and albumen; minerals such as calcium carbonate and iron lactate; vitamins such as vitamins A, B 1 , B 2 , B 12 and C; and rice, barley, wheat, corn, various kinds of vegetables, meats, edible oils, seasonings, water and the like may be suitably incorporated either singly or in any combination thereof in addition to the 2 dietary fibers.
- saccharides such as sucrose
- proteins such as casein, soybean protein and albumen
- minerals such as calcium carbonate and iron lactate
- vitamins such as vitamins A, B 1 , B 2 , B 12 and C
- rice, barley, wheat, corn, various kinds of vegetables, meats, edible oils, seasonings, water and the like may be suitably incorporated either singly or in any combination thereof in addition to the 2 dietary fibers.
- the amount of the composition according to the present invention to be taken is preferably 1 to 20 g in terms of the amount of the dietary fibers per time (meal).
- Cookies of their corresponding formulations shown in Table 1 were prepared in accordance with a method known per se in the art to be provided as test food.
- a cookie dough before baking is divided into individual cookie portions (each 10 g), and 3 baked products thereof are taken, whereby the following amounts of test dietary fibers required per day to be aimed at can be satisfied.
- non-ingestion period was taken for 7 days, and ingestion period was successively taken for 7 days.
- the conditions of bowel movement during the ingestion period had been taken were compared with the conditions of bowel movement during the non-ingestion period had been taken by the following questionnaire.
- compositions according to the present invention with the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber and the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber combined in specified proportions is far excellent not only in the improving effect on bowel movement frequency but also in the improving effect on the feeling of displeasure such as full consciousness or feeling of unsatisfied defecation compared with the food incorporating another dietary fiber.
- composition according to the present invention in the form of drink.
- Example 2 Sodium alginate and indigestible dextrin were used in a mixing ratio (1:9) described in Example 2 of Japanese Patent No. 2779616 to prepare a drink similar to that of Example 3 described above.
- Component % by weight
- Depolymerized sodium alginate the same as that used in Example 1
- Indigestible dextrin the same as that used in Example 3
- High fructose syrup from glucose-fructose mixture 5.0 Citric acid 0.1 Grapefruit juice 20.0
- Example 3 The drink according to Example 3 and the drink according to Comparative Example 2 were used to conduct a comparative investigation.
- a drink was prepared according to a formulation shown below.
- the drink (100 mL) is taken, whereby the amounts of dietary fibers required per day to be aimed at can be satisfied.
- Component (% by weight) Depolymerized sodium alginate (the same as that used in Example 1) 4 Depolymerized guar gum (the same as that used in Example 1) 5 Reducing maltose syrup 3 Erythritol 6 Flavor 0.2 Citric acid 0.3 Water Balance 100 (100 mL)
- a drink was prepared according to a formulation shown below.
- the drink (100 mL) is taken, whereby the amounts of dietary fibers required per day to be aimed at can be satisfied.
- compositions according to the present invention incorporate water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber contributing to the formation of feces skeleton and water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber fermented by enterobacteria to form short-chain fatty acids which are an energy source mainly for the large bowel are incorporated in combination, not only bowel movement frequency but also full consciousness, feeling of unsatisfied defecation, etc. are remarkably ameliorated.
- the compositions are useful as foods for ameliorating bowel movement.
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Description
The present invention relates to a composition for taking
dietary fibers useful as a food for ameliorating bowel
movement.
The functions of dietary fibers are roughly said to be
formation of a feces skeleton by water holding ability and a
source of energy supply to enteric canals by short-chain fatty
acids formed by being used in enterobacteria, and the details
and degrees of the functions are not always homogeneous in the
respective dietary fibers. Accordingly, it is recommended to
take various dietary fibers from various foods. However, it
is difficult to take various dietary fibers different in the
details and degrees of the functions with good balance in an
actual dietary life, and there is a demand for proposal of
dietary fiber foods which can effectively support the action
of the large bowel.
As a food for ameliorating bowel movement, which
incorporates a plurality of dietary fibers, has been known that
incorporating hardly water-soluble dietary fiber and
water-soluble dietary fiber (Japanese Patent Publication No.
12294/1995). The hardly water-soluble dietary fiber composed
mainly of cellulose is partially fermented by enterobacteria
to expose a water-soluble structure or water-soluble component
contained in the dietary fiber, thereby increasing water
holding ability to contribute to the formation of the feces
skeleton. However, it is easy to be affected by fermentable
dietary fiber coexisting at the same time, and so the intended
water holding ability cannot be always developed, and the water
holding ability for the formation of the feces skeleton by the
dietary fiber composed mainly of cellulose is hard to be said
to be sufficient because of its partial gelling in the vicinity
of hardly fermentable dietary fiber. In addition, in the form
of a drink which is considered to be easiest to be taken,
disadvantages are encountered from the viewpoint of
incorporation when hardly water-soluble dietary fiber is
contained as a component.
T. Kondo et al. investigated the large intestine
fermentability of commercial beverages comprising dietary
fibers and have found that oligosaccharides produce large
amounts of hydrogen and methane in some people (T. Kondo et
al., Journal of Gastroenterology 31, 1996, 654-658).
EP 1 125 507 A suggested the use of an inulin composition
consisting of an easily fermentable short-chain inulin
component and a hardly fermentable long-chain inulin component
for modulating the bacterial flora and the fermentation
pattern of inulin in the large intestine.
US 5 085 883 A concerns the use of a dietary fiber blend
comprising water-soluble and hardly water-soluble dietary
fibers in a powdered nutritional product.
The present inventors have paid attention to complete
separation of the function of dietary fiber forming the
skeleton of feces by the water holding ability from the function
of dietary fiber which is fermented by enterobacteria to form
short-chain fatty acids which will become an energy source for
enteric canals, and water-soluble dietary fibers applicable
to the form of drink easy to be taken. More specifically, since
the formation of the feces skeleton is fundamentally based on
the water holding capacity by gelling, two kinds of dietary
fibers of water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber
which is not fermented by enterobacteria and can effectively
develop the water holding capacity even in the large bowel,
and water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber which is
fermented by the enterobacteria to form short-chain fatty acids
which are an energy source for enteric canals have been
determined to be used. It has been found that when these 2
dietary fibers are combined in certain proportions, the
water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber exhibits
an effective feces bulk-increasing effect by the water holding
ability thereof to impart physical stimulation to the enteric
canals, and the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber
is used by the enterobacteria to form short-chain fatty acids
to impart chemical stimulation to the enteric canals, thereby
facilitating the peristaltic movement of the enteric canals
from both sides to achieve a high ameliorating effect on bowel
movement.
The present invention provides a composition for taking
dietary fibers, which comprises 1 to 50% by weight, on the basis
of the whole composition, of dietary fibers composed of
water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber and
water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber selected from
a group consisting of pectin, depolymerized pectin, guar
gum, molecular-weight reduced guar gum, hemicellulose, gum
arabic, glucomannan, locust bean gum, pullulan, curdlan,
xanthan gum, gellan gum and indigestible dextrin, wherein the
water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber is contained in
a proportion of 0.1 to 3 parts by weight per part by weight
of the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber.
Examples of the water-soluble and hardly fermentable
dietary fiber used in the composition according to the present
invention include sodium alginate, depolymerized sodium
alginate, carrageenan, fucoidan, laminaran, sodium
carboxymethyl cellulose, polydextrose and agar. Among these,
dopolymerized sodium alginate and polydextrose are
particularly preferred in that the viscosities of aqueous
solutions thereof are low.
The water-soluble and fermentable dietary
fiber include pectin, depolymerized pectin, guar gum,
molecular weight-reduced guar gum, hemicellulose, gum arabic,
glucomannan, locust bean gum, pullulan, curdlan, xanthan gum,
gellan gum and indigestible dextrin. Among these,
depolymerized pectin, depolymerized guar gum, hemicellulose,
gum arabic, pullulan and indigestible dextrin are particularly
preferred in that the viscosities of aqueous solutions thereof
are low. As hemicellulose, may be used those derived from wheat,
soybean and corn. However, that derived from corn is preferred
because offensive taste and odor caused by the raw material
are little. In addition, impurities such as saponin are
scarcely mixed, and problems upon preparation, such as foaming,
are also scarcely caused. Such hemicellulose is hence
preferred. Further, hemicellulose having a low molecular
weight, particularly, adjusted in its average molecular weight
to 100,000 or lower is preferred because the viscosity of an
aqueous solution thereof is low. In order to adjust the average
molecular weight of hemicellulose to 100,000 or lower, it is
only necessary to cause an enzyme to act on high-molecular
weight hemicellulose or subject the high-molecular weight
hemicellulose to thermal decomposition or decomposition under
pressure in accordance with a method known per se in the art.
These dietary fibers preferably have a viscosity of 20
mPa·s or lower in terms of a 5% by weight of an aqueous solution
at room temperature when they are used in drink.
The composition according to the present invention
contains 1 to 50% by weight, preferably 2 to 20% by weight,
particularly preferably 5 to 10% by weight of dietary fibers
composed of the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary
fiber and the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber from
the viewpoints of an ameliorating effect on bowel movement and
an improving effect on intestinal disorder.
In the dietary fibers, the water-soluble and fermentable
dietary fiber is contained in a proportion of 0.1 to 3 parts
by weight (preferably 0.3 to 3 parts by weight, particularly
preferably 0.5 to 2 parts by weight) per part by weight of the
water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber from the
viewpoints of the ameliorating effect on bowel movement and
the improving effect on intestinal disorder.
The short-chain fatty acids formed from the fermentable
dietary fiber participate in increase of water content in feces
and also contribute to imparting of softness to the feces. When
the proportion of the water-soluble and fermentable dietary
fiber to the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber
exceeds 3 times by weight, the proportion of the short-chain
fatty acids formed is increased compared with the water-soluble
and hardly fermentable dietary fiber forming the feces skeleton
by the water-retaining ability to bring about formation of a
loose passage in some cases. It is hence not preferable to
contain the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber in such
a high proportion. Since the short-chain fatty acids formed
are neutralized in the large bowel to generate carbon dioxide,
a feeling of displeasure such as full consciousness is easy
to occur when the proportion of the water-soluble and
fermentable dietary fiber is higher. Such a high proportion
is also not preferable from such a point of view.
No particular limitation is imposed on the form of the
composition according to the present invention so far at the
form is such that the dietary fibers can be orally taken, and
it can be provided as food such as functional food, health food
or snack food, a drug, or the like. Examples of the form of
food include cookie, flake, wafer, tablets, granules and snack
confectionery, and besides drink, with the form of drink being
particularly preferred from the viewpoint of easy intake.
In order to provide the composition according to the
present invention in the form of food, other dietary fibers,
for example, starch and dextrin; saccharides such as sucrose;
proteins such as casein, soybean protein and albumen; minerals
such as calcium carbonate and iron lactate; vitamins such as
vitamins A, B1, B2, B12 and C; and rice, barley, wheat, corn,
various kinds of vegetables, meats, edible oils, seasonings,
water and the like may be suitably incorporated either singly
or in any combination thereof in addition to the 2 dietary
fibers.
The amount of the composition according to the present
invention to be taken is preferably 1 to 20 g in terms of the
amount of the dietary fibers per time (meal).
Cookies of their corresponding formulations shown in
Table 1 were prepared in accordance with a method known per
se in the art to be provided as test food. A cookie dough before
baking is divided into individual cookie portions (each 10 g),
and 3 baked products thereof are taken, whereby the following
amounts of test dietary fibers required per day to be aimed
at can be satisfied.
| (Amounts of test dietary fibers required per days) | |
| ·Water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber | 3 g |
| ·Water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber | 3 g |
| Material | Amount incorporated |
| Salt-free butter | 50 g |
| Wheat flour (Soft flour) | 50 g |
| Water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber | 25 g |
| Water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber | 25 g |
| Sugar (granulated sugar) | 50 g |
| Egg (whole egg) | 40 g |
| Albumen | 10 g |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 1 g |
| Ammonium carbonate | 2 g |
With respect to subjects conscious of constipation or
tendency of constipation, non-ingestion period was taken for
7 days, and ingestion period was successively taken for 7 days.
After completion of the ingestion period, the conditions of
bowel movement during the ingestion period had been taken were
compared with the conditions of bowel movement during the
non-ingestion period had been taken by the following
questionnaire.
(Improved; Increased; Unchanged; Neither increased nor decreased; Deteriorated; Decreased)
(Became better; Improved; Unchanged; Became worse; Deteriorated)
Depolymerized sodium alginate (viscosity of a 5% by weight aqueous solution = about 10 mPa·s)
Depolymerized guar gum (viscosity of a 5% by weight aqueous solution = about 5 mPa·s)
Depolymerized sodium alginate (the same as that used in Example 1)
Hemicellulose (viscosity of a 5% by weight aqueous solution = about 16 mPa·s)
The results are shown in Table 2.
| Improving effect on bowel movement frequency | Change in condition of bowels | ||
| Comp. Ex. 1 | Case improved | 4/8 persons | 1/8 persons |
| Unchanged | 2/8 persons | 4/8 persons | |
| Case | 2/8 persons | 3/8 persons | |
| deteriorated | |||
| Ex. 1 | Case improved | 5/9 persons | 3/9 persons |
| Unchanged | 1/9 persons | 6/9 persons | |
| Case | 3/9 persons | 0/9 persons | |
| deteriorated | |||
| Ex. 2 | Case improved | 8/10 persons | 7/10 persons |
| Unchanged | 0/10 persons | 2/10 persons | |
| Case | 2/10 persons | 1/10 persons | |
| deteriorated |
As apparent from the results shown in Table 2, it is
understood that the compositions according to the present
invention with the water-soluble and hardly fermentable
dietary fiber and the water-soluble and fermentable dietary
fiber combined in specified proportions is far excellent not
only in the improving effect on bowel movement frequency but
also in the improving effect on the feeling of displeasure such
as full consciousness or feeling of unsatisfied defecation
compared with the food incorporating another dietary fiber.
The following components were mixed and sterilized,
thereby preparing a composition according to the present
invention in the form of drink.
| (Component) | (% by weight) |
| Depolymerized sodium alginate (the same as that used in Example 1) | 2.5 |
| Indigestible dextrin (viscosity of a 5% by weight aqueous solution = about 3 mPa·s) | 2.5 |
| high fructose syrup from glucose-fructose mixture | 5.0 |
| Citric acid | 0.1 |
| Grapefruit juice | 20.0 |
| Flavor | 0.1 |
| Water | 68.8 |
Sodium alginate and indigestible dextrin were used in
a mixing ratio (1:9) described in Example 2 of Japanese Patent
No. 2779616 to prepare a drink similar to that of Example 3
described above.
| (Component) | (% by weight) |
| Depolymerized sodium alginate (the same as that used in Example 1) | 0.5 |
| Indigestible dextrin (the same as that used in Example 3) | 4.5 |
| High fructose syrup from glucose-fructose mixture | 5.0 |
| Citric acid | 0.1 |
| Grapefruit juice | 20.0 |
| Flavor | 0.1 |
| Water | 68.8 |
The drink according to Example 3 and the drink according
to Comparative Example 2 were used to conduct a comparative
investigation.
The results are shown in Table 3.
| Improving effect on bowel movement frequency | Change in condition of bowels | ||
| Ex. 2 | Case improved | 8/12 persons | 8/12 persons |
| Unchanged | 3/12 persons | 3/12 persons | |
| Case | 1/12 persons | 1/12 persons | |
| deteriorated | |||
| Comp. Ex. 1 | Case improved | 5/11 persons | 4/11 persons |
| Unchanged | 6/11 persons | 6/11 persons | |
| Case | 0/11 persons | 1/11 persons | |
| deteriorated |
As apparent from the results shown in Table 3, it is
understood that the drink with the water-soluble and hardly
fermentable dietary fiber and the water-soluble and
fermentable dietary fiber incorporated in a range (1:0.1 to
1:3) according to the present invention is far excellent
compared with the drink in which the range thereof is 1:9.
A drink was prepared according to a formulation shown
below.
The drink (100 mL) is taken, whereby the amounts of
dietary fibers required per day to be aimed at can be satisfied.
| (Component) | (% by weight) |
| Depolymerized sodium alginate (the same as that used in Example 1) | 4 |
| Depolymerized guar gum (the same as that used in Example 1) | 5 |
| Reducing maltose syrup | 3 |
| Erythritol | 6 |
| Flavor | 0.2 |
| Citric acid | 0.3 |
| Water | Balance |
| 100 (100 mL) |
A drink was prepared according to a formulation shown
below.
The drink (100 mL) is taken, whereby the amounts of
dietary fibers required per day to be aimed at can be satisfied.
| (Component) | (% by weight) |
| Depolymerized sodium alginate (the same as that used in Example 1) | 4 |
| Depolymerized hemicellulose (viscosity of a 5% by weight aqueous solution = about 7 mPa·s) | 5 |
| Reducing maltose syrup | 3 |
| Erythritol | 6 |
| Flavor | 0.2 |
| Citric acid | 0.3 |
| Water | Balance |
| 100 (100 mL) |
Since the compositions according to the present
invention incorporate water-soluble and hardly fermentable
dietary fiber contributing to the formation of feces skeleton
and water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber fermented by
enterobacteria to form short-chain fatty acids which are an
energy source mainly for the large bowel are incorporated in
combination, not only bowel movement frequency but also full
consciousness, feeling of unsatisfied defecation, etc. are
remarkably ameliorated. Thus, the compositions are useful as
foods for ameliorating bowel movement.
Claims (5)
- A composition for taking dietary fibers, which comprises 1 to 50 % by weight, on the basis of the whole composition, of dietary fibers composed of water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber and water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber selected from a group consisting of pectin, depolymerized pectin, guar gum, molecular-weight reduced guar gum, hemicellulose, gum arabic, glucomgannan, locust bean gum, pullulan, curdlan, xanthan gum, gellan gum and indigestible dextrin, wherein the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber is contained in a proportion of 0.1 to 3 parts by weight per part by weight of the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber.
- The composition for taking dietary fibers according to claim 1, wherein the viscosities of the water-soluble and hardly fermentable dietary fiber and the water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber are each 20 mPa·s or lower in terms of a 5% by weight of an aqueous solution at room temperature.
- The composition for taking dietary fibers according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the form of the composition is a food.
- The composition for taking dietary fibers according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the form of the composition is a drink
- The composition for taking dietary fibers according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is a food for ameliorating bowel movement.
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